News Category: Electrical Waste
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CEO Leo Donovan joins Jess Kelly on Newstalk’s Tech Talk Show
January 31st 2023
On Saturday 28th Jan 2023, WEEE Ireland CEO Leo Donovan joined Jess Kelly on Newstalk's Tech Talk show to explain exactly what we do and how we do it - from what kind of e-waste we recycle to how we...
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18 Year Partnership Delivering A More Circular Irish WEEE Economy
January 25th 2023
Over 200 million electrical items have been diverted from landfill during an 18-year partnership between Ireland’s largest e-waste recycling scheme and a family-owned recycling firm, new data...
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International E-Waste Day 2022
October 14th 2022
Recycle it all, no matter how small! On International #ewasteday today Friday 14th October, leading experts are calling on households, businesses and governments to support efforts to get more end...
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E-waste Warning as Record Number of Electrical Items Recycled
June 20th 2022
Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more circular...
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New survey reveals half of 18-34-year-olds aren’t recycling their used batteries
May 19th 2022
Young consumers are being urged to stop binning used batteries - as a new survey reveals almost half of 18-34-year-olds are tossing them in the trash. The WEEE Ireland study found that despite...
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WEEE Ireland and LauraLynn Partnership Reaches €520,000
April 27th 2022
WEEE Ireland has donated a further €40,000 to LauraLynn this year, bringing its total contribution to €520,000 since the partnership first began 11 years ago. The gift to Ireland’s only...
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Ministerial Seal of Approval for White Goods Repair Technician Course
January 27th 2022
Students of a unique training course for repair technicians received the Ministerial seal of approval on Tuesday (Jan 25) when Junior Minister Ossian Smyth visited their training centre in Co...
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Fewer End-of-Life Electrical Gifts and Toys Being Recycled Now More Than Ever
November 29th 2021
Only one in three of the most popular electronic and electrical gifts sold in Ireland is recycled, new data shows. Statistics reveal that since 2019, just 33% of end-of-life beauty and consumer...
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A WEEE Follow up – International E-Waste Day 2021
October 29th 2021
On the 14th of October 2021, we held our annual members briefing online followed by a public webinar marking International E-Waste Day under the theme Collaboration for...
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International E-Waste Day 2021
October 14th 2021
World E-Waste Almost 60 Million Tonnes in 2021 This year’s world mountain of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) will total about 57.4 million tonnes - greater than the weight of the...
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